Inari appeared back in his garden, satisfied at the outcome. He had more answers then he had started out with. Being a Japanese God, it was understandable the misunderstanding the puny mortals had. A Kitsune was more than a magical fox creature, it was also the Japanese word fox. He had begun this hunt, bored and looking to play a game.
The note just happened to be a passing interest. What he wanted was to meet it's creature. After a bit, he also wanted to slap snot out of him or her for creating something that could strip people of their free will and instill a Master/Slave like power upon people.
He thought back and realized how he had enjoyed especially when the foolish werewolf had nearly peed himself. Inari knew that if he really wanted to, he could easily destroy the license and that foolish note.
But he preferred to play his games, especially when it involved frightening mortals; fire balls indeed. He was the God of Harvest, not a God of War or anything like that. Though he did have a problem of lapsing into the Japanese language.
Looking about his garden, he removed the Tengu mask and called out, "Chronos. I need a favour from you. Could you come here as soon as possible?
A flash of light and a second man appeared. Looking at Inari, he asked, "What do you need."
Inari explained his game and what he wanted. After a bit, Chronos nodded and said, "It shall be done." Snapping his fingers, he brought the note to the gardens of Inari.
Inari grinned in pleasure at what he saw. He knew that he had grabbed the note just after the business in the shop with the Kitsune and the werewolf. There was no hope that it had fallen into a mortal's hands; Chronos work was much to precise to let such a stupid things like that happen.
On top of it all, the note's magic did not work in this world Inari found out as soon as he opened it. Being Gods, they were immune to the note. Turning to Chronos, he asked of him, "Can you rewind time in this note so that no one has ever been affected by it?"
Chronos looked at the note, made some signs over it and said, "I cannot. The notes power seals all in it's binding magic. If I'm lucky, I could undo the last one or two transformations."
Grinning, Inari asked that he do it.
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Time means nothing to a God, but if you could measure time, about three hour would have passed before Chronos declared it a total success. Looking at Inari, he says, "The last two who used this note have never been affected. Time has moved backwards and we took the note after a girl hid it in a crawlspace. I've also found something interesting."
Inari looked at Chrono and said, "Do tell."
Chronos, proud of his work at reversing time, blushed a bit and then said, "I found that I'd be able to "freeze" the note. Everyone up to the girl, Ashley I think her name is, would still be affected. But in freezing it, I could rewind it. This may give you and me the answers to who made the note and what type of power it contains."
Inari liked the outcome of this. Looking at Chronos, he was abut to say something, when he paused. Seeing that the Supreme God had something else to say, Inari asked, "What is it?"
Chronos looked flustered and bothered; something odd for a God, especially a Supreme God. Pointing at the note, he announced to Inari, "Who ever made this note, they were a mortal. It was not a God. I can tell because each God or Goddess leaves a unique mark, whether they can see it or not. No mark from another God or Goddess has ever touched this paper."
Grinning, liking where the game was going, Inari asked if Chronos would "freeze" the note and rewind it. Chronos, also wondering how a mortal could have created something like this, nodded and said he would do it. Answers to mystery questions were needed.